Council approves consent items including small CDBG change order, property sale resolution, surplus declaration, claims and special events

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Lafayette City Council approved a group of consent and new-business items Tuesday that included a minor change order to a federally funded CDBG project, authorization to offer city-owned real estate for sale to an adjoining owner, surplus property declaration, payment of claims, and permits for two downtown special events.

The council approved Change Order No. 1 on the 2025 Miller CDBG project authorizing a $810 adjustment to replace a driveway approach to prevent standing water; staff said the change brings the contract to $171,186 and represents a change of less than 0.5% of the contract price. City Engineer Greg Grinner recommended approval.

The council also approved Resolution O 7 20 25 to offer certain city-owned real estate for sale to an adjoining property owner. The packet described the property as a divided lot shared between the adjoining owner and the city; staff noted title work had been completed. (The name of the adjoining owner as read in the meeting transcript is recorded as "Buttocks, LLC" in the meeting packet and on the resolution; meeting materials should be consulted for the exact legal name.)

Council members approved a declaration of surplus property to relocate equipment currently at the Lafayette Theater to another downtown location. A city representative said the items would be moved half a block down the street.

The controller's office presented claims totaling $4,657,162.36; Jeremy Deal, city controller, asked the council for approval and the council approved the payments.

The council also approved two downtown event street closures: Destination Downtown, requested by the Downtown Lafayette Business Owners Association for a block-party-style event on May 30 with Main Street closed between Fourth and Ninth Streets from 5 to 9 p.m., and Taste of Tippecanoe (presented by the Arts Federation) for June 21 with closures from Columbian Ferry and Second up to Fifth Street from 5 to 11 p.m. Nolan Wilhi, president of the Downtown Lafayette Business Owners Association, and Lizzie Lewis, events and marketing officer and director of Taste of Tippecanoe, presented the requests and said good-neighbor letters had been distributed.

All items on the consent/new-business list were moved, seconded and approved by the council at the meeting; one abstention was recorded earlier during the meeting on a separate item. The council did not discuss further changes to the claims or the events beyond confirming notification of nearby businesses and distribution of good-neighbor letters.

Clarifying details from the presentation include the $810 change order amount and the total claims figure of $4,657,162.36. The council packet contains supporting documents, including the resolution and event applications, which provide full legal descriptions and contact information for applicants and purchasers.